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Removal Of The Epididymis On One Side

North Dakota rates for HCPCS 54860

Removes the epididymis, the coiled tube sitting behind the testicle that stores and carries sperm, on one side only. It is taken out through a scrotal incision while the testicle itself is left in place. It is done for long-standing pain, repeated infection or a growth in that structure that has not settled with other treatment.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of The Epididymis On One Side cost?

$2,308

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,308 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $794 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,514 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$794$676 to $912
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,514$417 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $417 to $2,630Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $437 to $1,047
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,514professional $794

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,258.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,754.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$912.01

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in Alaska than in Montana. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

North Dakota· 37th of 51

$2,308

$794 physician + $1,514 facility

AK $5,589MT $1,307

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.